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Nudge — 299 episodes
Katy Milkman: Learn how to change habits in 39 minutes
Were the 2018 Gatwick drones real?
Do broken windows cause crime?
“How we used nudges reach £12 billion in sales” Octopus Energy's Pete Miller
Enhanced Games: Did the $320m marketing stunt backfire?
What makes a good logo?
How peer pressure built a $5 billion fitness revolution
Prof Wiseman: “My (Failed) Search for the World's Funniest Joke”
Why willpower alone doesn’t work
Prof Wiseman: “This is how you spot a liar”
Nir Eyal “Why These £39 Placebo Pills Actually Work”
What the World’s ‘Best Chat-Up Line’ Reveals About Human Psychology
Learn psychological pricing in 24 minutes
Will Guidara: How Cognac solved a major problem at the world’s #1 restaurant
How this fraudster sold fake Scottish tea to the rich & famous
Will Guidara: “Here’s how I built the world’s #1 restaurant"
Can this “magic” number change your behaviour?
Are we all just status-seeking monkeys?
“These two words increased sales by 18%.” Robert Cialdini
When you can’t stop seeing the thing you’ve just discovered
The Psych-Trick Behind One of the Decade’s Fastest Growing Orgs
Real-world examples of cognitive biases
“This common pricing strategy is completely wrong!” Robert Cialdini
Robert Cialdini: “This study on 6,700 websites proved my principle!”
The Secret Behind KFC’s Success
Why is it so hard to say no?
The top 9 tips from 55 Nudge episodes in 2025
The nudge that persuaded Aussies to stop speeding
EDon’t listen to this podcast
EWhy We’re Irrationally Loyal to Amazon Prime
Robert Cialdini: "Everyone Should Memorise This Persuasion Principle"
Why Everyone’s Suddenly Drinking Aperol Spritz
Five science-backed tips to become a better leader
What Marge Simpson Can Teach You About Leadership
Are leaders born or are they made?
How did Guinness become Britain’s most popular pint?
The Surprising Menu Psychology Behind Five Guys’ Success
Why did Partygate Make Voters so Angry?
How HubSpot’s CMO Uses AI: 4 Important Tips
How sights, smells and sounds alter what you buy
Is this famous team-building model wrong?
Why (often) you're less productive in a team
Why AI-generated content won't move you
This small change can make a politician electable
When Schiphol Airport shredded 400 squirrels (and why no one was to blame)
Dissecting Zohran Mamdani’s winning marketing tactics
Did I Get It Wrong? | Revisiting Priming
‘New Coke’ and the marketing blunder of the century
How your brain can reveal what you buy
How this indie movie used psychology to beat Hollywood
EWhy naming a dish “field-grown” doubled sales
Three tricks Super Mario uses to keep gamers hooked
This single text made girls 45% more likely to get vaccinated
A surprisingly effective way to persuade (almost) anyone
I debunked psychology’s greatest myth
The surprising true story behind “the greatest ad ever made”
Instagram failed until it made THIS simple change
I tested this marketing guru’s advice. Was it a waste of time?
EA year-long happiness experiment: Try one new thing a week (did it work?)
Learn 7 scientifically-backed marketing tips in 27 minutes
Six eco-brands using psychology to sell
Oliver Burkeman: “Most scholars worked for just 4 hours a day”
Oliver Burkeman: “I stared at a painting for 3 hours straight”
The most destructive ad campaign in history
Louis Grenier’s Extremely Uncensored Take on Marketing
EOne simple trick to improve your memory
Will tips from a 102-year-old marketing book work in 2025?
Can you implant fake memories?
Elon Musk’s Controversial Interview Question
Surprising truths about memory with Dr. Ranganath
Should you trust your gut?
“99.9% of ads are genuinely awful” Tom Goodwin
E7 marketing psychology tips you can apply today
Tiny nudges that can drastically improve your life
Introducing: Nudge Unit
Why most bestselling business books are BS
Can 10,000 hours of practice make you great?
What sets top negotiators apart?
Can you see the invisible gorilla?
Francesca Gino Scandal: What Really Happened
Can I fool veteran marketers with my AI fakery?
The experiment every marketer should know
The best of Nudge in 2024
EEvery trick Steve Jobs used to persuade in 68 minutes
I changed one sentence and got 20% more views
This Harvard prof made my emails 3.5x better
17½ persuasion tactics in 28 minutes
I watched 300 TV ads: Here’s how they nudge you
The Psychology Behind a Perfect (SaaS) Website
Can I create a viral YouTube video?
I shrunk Britain’s #1 bread. Did anyone notice?
Can I persuade 20 strangers to listen to Nudge?
Lessons from the longest study on human happiness
Is the “godfather of influence” still relevant?
Did Nintendo Brain Training make me smarter?
Everything I know about creativity is false
This professor increased my sales by 6x
This is why your boss makes bad hires
The trade secrets con men don't reveal
How Messi Used Psychology to Become Great
This Harvard Professor Studies Our Weird Rituals
How I persuaded 8 influencers to promote Nudge
21 Psyc-Tips to Increase Sales (with Nick Kolenda)
Can Charles Duhigg Make Me Popular?
What happens when AI can persuade humans?
7 cognitive biases that might ruin your life
The lying psychologist who fooled the world
Rory Sutherland on Drink Driving, Five Guys and the Tube Map
EHow to give an election winning speech
“It’s the mistake EVERY business makes” Rory Sutherland
EHow adverts use psychology to win you over
How to win any argument (according to a neuroscientist)
10 psychological tactics to write better emails
How 22,000 were persuaded to clean sewage
The persuasive power of profanity
The speech that put a man on the moon
“Don’t be fooled by this sales trick” Chris Voss
FBI hostage negotiator shares his worst mistakes
10 pricing tips from 10 pricing experts
“It's How McDonald’s Make Men Binge” Rory Sutherland
E6 scientifically-proven persuasion techniques
The overlooked secret to better writing
Can knowing more make you enjoy less?
Why Amazon paid staff $5k to quit
The £500 million marketing mistake
The hidden (sexual) symbolism in the McDonald's logo
Why these irrational prices actually work
Life lessons from a world-leading neuroscientist
Do you have unethical amnesia?
The hypnotising effect of Valentine’s day
How to create an irresistible offer (that’s proven to sell)
What makes a song popular?
I have two big announcements
Should I share all my secrets?
Is mass hysteria more common than you think?
EThis advice will make you more persuasive
How Sainsbury’s and Adobe nudge customers
The best of Nudge in 2023
10 lessons from the #1 marketing podcasters
MAAATE: The most polarising ad of the year
Six proven principles to persuade anyone
“Voter” vs. “Vote”: How one letter changed elections
This podcast has 1,231,705 plays (learn why that’s important)
Why telling someone what to do won't work
How incentives work (and why most backfire)
The hidden impact of the words you use (feat Dr Jonah Berger)
Why too much choice is a bad thing
How to manipulate the masses
Why your accountant won’t get a tattoo
Feed Swap: Seth Godin’s Secrets to Launching a New Business
He reviewed 74 marketing science papers so you don’t have to
Why powerful people dress differently
7 Marketing Lessons from HubSpot’s CMO Kipp Bodnar
Do brainstorms actually work?
Why ads that rhyme stand the test of time
I didn't want to publish this episode
Does subliminal advertising work?
The secret psychology behind movie trailers
Emergency Pod: Harvard Fake Data Scandal
Feel free to ignore this episode
Winston Churchill: Lessons for modern day leaders
Listen to exactly 17 minutes and 42 seconds of this episode
The nudge behind this $200k side hustle
Today’s guest is Ri_h_rd Sh_tto_
Elizabeth Holmes: How she deceived the world (part two)
There’s a problem with the world’s most famous nudge
Elizabeth Holmes: The psychology of a liar (part one)
Why card counters can’t bankrupt casinos (with Steven Bridges)
Tips for living a happier life (according to science)
Why working at a large organisation will kill your creativity
Can too much free time make you unhappy?
How black cab drivers memorise every road in London
The way to cure your procrastination problem
The overlooked productivity hack that’s backed by science
Why stupid people think they’re smart
How to stay motivated (according to science)
The surprisingly simple way to change someone’s mind
Greta Thunberg: How a teenager caught the world's attention
I tested 5 MORE marketing principles to see if they really worked
Five ads that changed the world
The persuasive effect of mere exposure
I tested 5 marketing principles to see if they really worked
The worst ways to spend your money (according to science)
How to get a raise (according to Dan Pink)
Could you fall in love with AI?
MrBeast: How to capture the attention of billions
Can money buy happiness?
Are kids today less resilient?
Steve Jobs: How he persuaded the world (part 2)
Steve Jobs: The master of persuasion (part 1)
5 things I learned from psychology experts in 2022
The reason why stories stick in your mind
The scientific secrets of perfect timing (feat. Dan Pink)
Can brands change what you think?
Why 'doing everything' at work won't work
The secrets salespeople won’t tell you
I used an ancient storytelling trick to get 11k TikTok followers
Julius Caesar: How to influence an empire
Cost-free marketing that actually works
How a blanket design saved 1,000s from malnutrition
Is growth mindset training a waste of time?
The surprising trait that links elite performers
EHow I improved a Reddit ad by 15% using a magic trick
Jose Mourinho: Do mind games really work?
EDan Pink: “Here’s what you’ll regret when you’re older”
Dan Pink: “No regrets? That’s bullsh*t”
EI studied persuasion for 100 hours. Here’s what I learnt.
How To Make Someone Say Yes
How Your Subconscious Calls The Shots
Why a Footballer Warned us About Nuclear War
Think Customers Hate to Wait? Think Again.
Your Great Ideas Aren’t Unique (Here's Why That’s a Good Thing)
Think you know marketing? Take this test.
How to Make Numbers Unforgettable
Tiny Tweaks to Make Travel Easier
Habit Moulding Marketing
3 Nudges I Wish I Learned at Business School
64% of us would vandalise a library book. Would you?
#80: You have more influence than you think
#79: Primacy Effect | Why Going First Wins
#78: Nature vs nurture with Lisa Feldman Barrett
#77: Debunking myths about the brain
#76: Harry Dry’s favorite marketing examples
#75: Beware of Behaviour Science BS
#74: How to change someone’s mind
#73: Why we can’t stop following the herd
#72: 6 memorable marketing lessons from 2021
#71: Small nudges having a big impact on climate change
#70: The Pratfall Effect | DON'T listen to this show
#69: Reciprocity | How one nudge saved 246,184 lives
#68: The Peak-End Rule | And the supermarket that destroyed communism
#67: Growing this podcast with nudge experiments | Social proof
#66: The dark nudges behind digital manipulation
#65: Failures (and wins) from using nudges in marketing
#64: Welcome to the Rory Sutherland Nudge Clinic
#63: Rory Sutherland | Why counter-intuitive thinking wins
#62: Unexpected ways to overcome anxiety
#61: The science of stress and 3 ways to beat it
#60: How not to suck at customer interviews
E#59: How to stand the f*ck out
#58: Why brands should flaunt their flaws
#57: Charm Pricing: The greatest trick in marketing?
#56: The lazy, scared and overwhelmed consumer
#55: Why Our Brains Crave Negativity
#54: Stop Listening to Customers?!
#53: Do our ancestors dictate our decisions?
#52: IKEA Effect: We Love What We Create
#51: Advertising Ethics: Can Facebook ads swing an election?
#50: What marketers can learn from your Facebook profile
#49: Nudges to help customers onboard
#48: April Dunford on Nailing Product Positioning
#47: Why do marketers suck at positioning?
Introducing the Science of Marketing Course
#46: Five marketing lessons for 2021
#45: 3 Crucial Lessons for Entrepreneurs
#44: Do Nudges Really Work?
#43: When financial incentives don’t work
#42: Common pricing mistakes most businesses make
#41: The irrational way we perceive food
#40: What Makes A Great Story?
#39: A Neuroscientist and Marketer Discuss | What is a Brand?
#38: Is swearing good for you?
#37: When growth hacks fail | With Rand Fishkin
#36: Find the right audience | With Rand Fishkin
#35: How to get your side hustle off the ground
#34: The Psychology of Price | Part Two
#33: The Psychology of Price | Part One
#32: 6 discriminatory mistakes most hiring managers make
#31: SaaS Startups: 8 Hacks To Grow Your Brand
#30: The science behind great adverts
#29: Why first impressions matter
#28: Coronavirus: How to change the behavior of a nation
#27: Understanding customers during times of uncertainty
#26: Why do 80% of product launches fail?
#25: Coronavirus: The psychology behind panic buying
#24: How to nudge within your business
#23: How to make your writing more effective
#22: How to be a good boss
#21: The science behind improving your productivity
#20: Debunking a marketing myth
#19: Why marketing is vital, not a nice to have
#18: 8 nudges you need in 2020
#17: How marketers alter our behavior
#16: What makes a good website?
#15: What VR reveals about a consumer’s mind
#14: How to stop getting distracted
#13: What makes products like Instagram so addictive?
#12: The science behind influencer marketing
#11: What makes someone more convincing than others?
#10: Time to stop targeting “millennials”
#9: How to nudge people into voting, buying and recycling
#8: The power of scarcity and why less is more
#7: How the UK government nudges British people
#6: The psychology behind effective pricing
#5: The science behind distinctive advertising
#4: How social proof reduces theft and doubles sales
#3: Why marketers want to know your habits
#2: Five highly effective negotiation tactics
#1: How music affects what we buy